(Slow & Deliberate) (Guitar Intro) (Verse 1) People living their lives, let's count the ways Running through life, like they’re in a daze An old hippy’s smoke and a bar-room floor Leaving my spirit at the swingin' door (Guitar Hit) (Verse 2) I flunked the test and I lost the trail With a rusted heart and a tattered sail I fought the shadows and I stood my ground In a world that tried to keep me down (Pre-Chorus) The smoke is clearing and the path is wide I’ve got nothing left that I need to hide (Chorus) It’s a swinging door and I’m hitting it hard Playing the hand and to the very last card One side is history and the other's all mine I’m crossing over and I’m leaving it all behind (Guitar Solo) (Verse 3) Kneeling at the alter, giving up the fight Turning the darkness into a brand new light I’m cutting the static and I’m feeling the zeal Letting my God take a hold of the wheel (Bridge) The lock is broken and the chain is thin I’m opening up my heart, to let the spirit in (Chorus) It’s a swinging door and I’m hitting it hard Playing the hand and to the very last card One side is history and the other's all mine I’m crossing over and I’m leaving it all behind (Guitar hit+) (Outro) I've spent my life running from the Lord My running is over, my faith restored (Final Get Down Solo—Guitar carries the soul home 8
